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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (ARI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ARI)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LAC)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (BUF)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NE)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (BUF)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Players Gained
Head Shot
Will Dissly
TE
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
McCormick should have been long gone. The Cardinals pounced, and earned a B+.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Mason McCormick got past him. The Cardinals do not have to explain a thing at pick No. 186.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Will Dissly gives the group a proven body among the projects.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In slot 11 they get a premier pass rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick27 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a wrecking ball inside, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick28 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In pick 28 they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
They took Jordan Morgan at par in pick No. 34, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick66 Rnd3 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper is a better player than No. 66 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick71 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker in the 71st overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright at the 104th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick105 Rnd4 Ja'Lynn Polk
They barely believed it either: Ja'Lynn Polk still on the board at the Round 4 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick108 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at No. 108 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
The board fumbled Jaylin Simpson all the way to the Round 5 slot, and they scooped it up. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick186 Rnd6 Mason McCormick
Circle this one: Mason McCormick at the 186th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick226 Rnd7 Tahj Washington
Tahj Washington in Round 7, Pick 6 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.